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September 2, 2009 8:48 AM

A while ago, Green and Blacks did a hot chocolate version of their Maya Gold. Is there anything with that similar orangey spice taste?

I've tried Whittards chili, and it has the heat but less nuanced flavour. Bonus points if I can make it with hot water for a less calorific treat! I'm in the UK, so it has to be available here.

posted by mippy to food & drink (13 comments total)

I don't drink hot chocolate, but look out for interesting ones for my mum - and I haven't seen anything like the Maya Gold since it was stopped.

Perhaps making a spice mix from the ingredient list on the Maya chocolate, and sprinkling that into a standard hot chocolate?
posted by Coobeastie at 9:34 AM on September 2

Not a product, but I found this recipe. It sounds pretty yummy to me.
posted by marsha56 at 9:37 AM on September 2

I've made hot chocolate before by grating G&B's 70% cocoa into hot milk in a saucepan. You don't need much in there to flavour it.
posted by Solomon at 9:50 AM on September 2 [1 favorite has favorites]

G&B do a standard drinking chocolate, but it's replicating the Maya Gold that I'd like.
posted by mippy at 9:56 AM on September 2

Sorry, I meant the chocolate bar. I should have made that more clear.
posted by Solomon at 10:04 AM on September 2

Hotel Chocolat do an Aztec Chilli liquid chocolate, I haven't tried it but their ordinary drinking chocolate is pretty good.
posted by biffa at 10:08 AM on September 2

Solomon's on to something here. Why not use the Maya Gold bar itself as the base for your hot chocolate?
posted by hermitosis at 10:15 AM on September 2

I haven't tried the Maya Gold but I like the taste of Cadbury's Options Outrageous Orange - it's only 30-something calories and tastes great to me, but the downside is that it's really just chemically guck rather than the real chocolate I'm guessing Maya Gold is.
posted by hazyjane at 11:17 AM on September 2

Get some hot chocolate (whatever kind you like), a bottle of orange extract, and some nutmeg, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper. I'll bet money that some combination of the these will taste very close to Maya Gold at a fraction of the cost (you'll probably only need a drop or two of the extract and a couple shakes of the spices in each cup -- they go a long way.)

It looks like Maya Gold also has vanilla in it, so you can try adding that if the above spices don't come out right.
posted by vorfeed at 11:20 AM on September 2 [1 favorite has favorites]

Torani and Monin, and probably plenty of others, make Mayan Chocolate-flavored syrups (usually used in espresso drinks).

But I think I like the Solomon/hermitosis plan better.
posted by box at 11:43 AM on September 2

Jacques Torres' Wicked hot chocolate is delicious! And spicy! I'd use that and add a touch of Grand Marnier. (There are a number of other companies that make an Aztec Hot Chocolate (e.g., Vosges, MarieBelle, Lake Champlain).

It is also pretty easy to make your own hot cocoa. There are a number of recipes with cinnamon, chilis, and/or orange.
posted by picklebird at 1:56 PM on September 2

you could try this recipe if making it at home.

nice post title, by the way.
posted by UbuRoivas at 2:23 PM on September 2

If you don't mind adding alcohol, you might like the Sabra chocolate orange liqueur.
posted by curie at 2:58 PM on September 2